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<p>The example illustrates the ability to override default x and y units (ax1) to
inches and centimeters using the <codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">xunits</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">yunits</span></code> parameters for the
<codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">plot</span></code> function. Note that conversions are applied to get numbers to correct
<spanclass="n">cms</span><spanclass="o">=</span><spanclass="n">cm</span><spanclass="o">*</span><ahref="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.arange.html#numpy.arange" title="View documentation for numpy.arange"><spanclass="n">np</span><spanclass="o">.</span><spanclass="n">arange</span></a><spanclass="p">(</span><spanclass="mi">0</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">10</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">2</span><spanclass="p">)</span>
<spanclass="n">fig</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="n">axs</span><spanclass="o">=</span><ahref="../../api/_as_gen/matplotlib.pyplot.subplots.html#matplotlib.pyplot.subplots" title="View documentation for matplotlib.pyplot.subplots"><spanclass="n">plt</span><spanclass="o">.</span><spanclass="n">subplots</span></a><spanclass="p">(</span><spanclass="mi">2</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">2</span><spanclass="p">)</span>
<spanclass="n">axs</span><spanclass="p">[</span><spanclass="mi">1</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">0</span><spanclass="p">]</span><spanclass="o">.</span><spanclass="n">set_xlim</span><spanclass="p">(</span><spanclass="mi">3</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">6</span><spanclass="p">)</span><spanclass="c1"># scalars are interpreted in current units</span>
<spanclass="n">axs</span><spanclass="p">[</span><spanclass="mi">1</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">1</span><spanclass="p">]</span><spanclass="o">.</span><spanclass="n">set_xlim</span><spanclass="p">(</span><spanclass="mi">3</span><spanclass="o">*</span><spanclass="n">cm</span><spanclass="p">,</span><spanclass="mi">6</span><spanclass="o">*</span><spanclass="n">cm</span><spanclass="p">)</span><spanclass="c1"># cm are converted to inches</span>
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